It is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 130 million units worldwide to date.Īs of 2016, fifteen games have been released as part of the main (numbered) series, and thirty seven games in total, including spin-offs and sequels, have been released in the franchise.
The first installment of the series premiered in Japan in 1987, and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on several modern video game consoles, as well as several different models of mobile phones. The plots often center on a group of heroes battling a great evil while exploring the characters' internal struggles and relationships. This has many recognizable characters such as Cloud, Sephiroth, Tidus and Squall.
It may be the most widely distributed game series of all time, including both standard console games and portable games, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, games for mobile phones, a CGI movie, two anime series, and a direct to DVD movie. Final Fantasy is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co., Ltd.).
